Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-06-23

Adjourned with dozology and bene-
diction.
WEDNESDAY, MORNING, MAY 25th.
Glasses assembled at 81 o'clock, OPEN
ing serYlces by Rev. N. H. Skyles -
Minutes Of yesterday +ead and approx
ed.
Committee on Minutes Of Synod pre-
serted their report agaii, which was
acted on item BY item.
Item ga plan proposed by the
Board Of Missions for raising Church
building fund. The item was adopted
and the plan approved. The following
was adopted
Res7lpca, fiat inasmuch as this Glass
es is doing great deal of Church Es-
tension work within its own bounds,
therefors The alIount raised for this
building fund should be expended for
the present upon our own work.
The Corresponding Secretary was in
structed to communicate this action to
the Board Of Missions.
item o.--The request made to Synod
last year with reference to Mission work
in Baltimore was not aceeded to.
Item 7.-Synod apportionmcnt upon
Glasses, $l45O for Home Missions.
Item 8.-Fot Church Building Fund
$40.
Item g.-For Theo. Seminary 500.
1O.-Mercersburg College $3.50.
1l.--Continsent tssesstrent $
lathe last Sunday in Sep
tcmter was designated as Children's
Day, !.
Item l4.-Synod requests a collec'
tion be taken for Orphans Homes dur
ing the Christmas Holidays; adopted
and this cause was commended to ottr
pastors and people.
Committee on division Of G a d e
charge reported. The charge is too
large to be served by one man. The
following resolution was recot1monded
and adopted :: That the pastor and con-
sistories of the Glade charge be instruct
ed as speedily as possible to take Meas
urcs to effect fair and satisfactory di-
vision OF their charge ahd that q C-m-
mittee Of reconstruction be appointed
to advise and assist them in accomplish
ing this object. The Committee is Rev
DR.. Echltaugh, r. +. HclFmcier and
Elder M. Zimmerman.
Liccntiate ], W. Myer. presented 8
call from Sahlllas7ille charge and ask
ed that it be confirmed and he be or
lalncd to the Holy Ministry and in
stalled IS pastor of said charge.
The call WIS confirmed and COM
mittee appointed to ordain and install
Rev. Mvcr: Committee is Rcvs. Dr..
Santee, Stoner and Ileilmaa'
Report on Union Bridge was taken
up. Item !. *hich WITS under consid-
Grafton at previous session, providing
for loan to the Union Rridge congre-
CATION, was again discussed and then
the following adopted instead, viz
That this Glasses assume to pity the in
terest OF $4,000 Of the debt Of the con-
gregation sor cne year, the arioiint $l56
was referred to the Committee on FL
nance for apportionment. The congre.
cation was Recommended to adept
Sinking Fund IN order to reduce the
debt as slst as possible. $lO0 was ar-
ptopriated to the support cf the pastor
of the charge ton thc coming year.
Committee on State of Religion end
Morals reported. According to this
report the work Of the Glasses has gone
forward with good success during the
year, although there is r1uch room still
for Improvement. The statistics ere
Ministers 81, CHARGES II, Congregations
81, Members 1850, Beno7oIent contri-
buttons $ll 1903, Home purposes $3?,-
762.
The Committee ON FiHance made
their final report;
A resolution returning hearty thanks
to the Pastor and the members Of the
Glade church and Others for their gen
etous entertainment was passed as fol-
lows
Rcsolrea, That this Glasses hereby
expresses it's grateful appreciation OF
the klndncs5 and courtesy with which
it had been received and entertained
during its present sessions BY the pas
for and members of The Glade church.
Rcso1ycd, That the pastor, Rev. S. M
HencE, be requested to read this reso-
tuition from the pulpit to his congreg5a.
tion, and that The same be published in
The Walkeroville Enterprise.
Business being completed, Che roll
was called the minutes Of this morn